10.3886/ICPSR09365.v1United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the CensusSurvey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 1987 PanelInter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research1990child carechild supportdemographic characteristicseconomic conditionseducational backgroundenergy consumptionfamiliesfinancial assetsgovernment programshealth insurancehealth services utilizationhealth statushigher educationhousehold compositionhouseholdsincomeincome distributioninvestmentsjob historylabor forceparticipationpoverty programspublic assistance programspublic housingunearned incomewages and salarieswealthwelfare services1990-06-211992-02-171986-10--1989-01
survey data
93651This data collection is part of a longitudinal survey designed
to provide detailed information on the economic situation of households
and persons in the United States. These data examine the distribution
of income, wealth, and poverty in American society and gauge the
effects of federal and state programs on the well-being of families and
individuals. There are three basic elements contained in the survey.
The first is a control card that records basic social and demographic
characteristics for each person in a household, as well as changes in
such characteristics over the course of the interviewing period. The
second element is the core portion of the questionnaire, with questions
repeated at each interview on labor force activity, types and amounts
of income, participation in various cash and noncash benefit programs,
attendance in postsecondary schools, private health insurance coverage,
public or subsidized rental housing, low-income energy assistance, and
school breakfast and lunch participation. The third element consists of
topical modules, which are series of supplemental questions asked
during selected household visits. A topical module was not created for
the first wave of the 1987 panel. The Wave II topical module includes
data on marriage and fertility history, education and training history,
employment and work disability history, migration, family background,
and household relationships. The Wave III topical module concerns child
care arrangements and child care costs. The Wave IV topical module
provides information on assets and liabilities. Included are questions
on loans, IRAs, medical bills, other debts, checking accounts, and
savings bonds, as well as questions related to mortgages, royalties,
other investments, real estate property and vehicles, rental income,
self-employment, and stocks and mutual fund shares. The topical module
for Wave V includes data on educational enrollment and financing.
Variables include enrollment in elementary school, high school, and
college, costs of school attendance for those not attending public
schools, and sources of financial assistance such as grants, loans,
fellowships and scholarships, tuition reduction, and the GI Bill. The
topical module for Wave VI provides information on work schedules,
child care, child support agreements, support for non-household
members, long-term care, disability status of children, and health
status and utilization of health care services. Wave VII topical module
includes data on assets and liabilities.